Memorial Scholarship Awards
Application
The Stephen Keale
Memorial Scholarship Fund…
Provides a scholarship in the amount
of $2,500 to an individual with a bleeding disorder seeking to
continue or further their education in the arts.
Stephen
Keale:
Steve was born on November 22, 1968 in
Westchester County NY and grew up in Norwalk CT. With his family he
relocated to southern California in 1981, where he graduated from
Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks. On his own Stephen later
moved to northern California, residing for a time in Arcata and in
Mt. Shasta, where he met Susan, his wife. They moved to Chico in 1996
to attend CSU Chico. Steve received a BS in Therapeutic Recreation in
2000. He was an occasional guest lecturer at CSUC on the topic of
living with disabilities.
Steve was a
co-founder and first President of Disabled Adventure Outfitters, a
non-profit organization which provides wilderness experiences for
people with disabilities. He enjoyed whitewater rafting and golf and
was an avid movie buff. He could recite the plots of some films scene
by scene. His favorite director was Akira Kurosawa of Seven Samurais
fame. Stephen was also very involved with hemophilia summer camp, and
was the arts and crafts director for many years. He was always
patient with the children, and always encouraged them to do their
best in art.
Stephen devoted
his life to alleviating the suffering of others. His generous spirit,
warm, caring smile and marvelous sense of humor will be missed by all
who knew him.
The Brett Leach/ Mark Helm Memorial
Scholarship Fund…
Provides a scholarship in the amount
of $1000.00 to an individual with a bleeding disorder seeking to
continue or further their education.
Brett Leach:
Bret Leach was born October 5, 1956, in
Oakland, California. Bret was born with severe hemophilia, and
maintained a commitment throughout his life to helping others despite
his own chronic pain and difficulties.
Bret grew up in
Monterey, California and ultimately graduated from Monterey Peninsula
College. While attending school in Monterey, he met his soul mate and
the love of his life, Patricia Andrich. Bret and Patricia Leach were
married in October 22, 1983.
Bret, a man of small stature but with
a huge smile and presence, was always willing to spring up and lend a
hand. He built his career in the home health field, helping others
with hemophilia and other medical conditions live independently and
manage their lives.
Bret's commitment to helping others did
not stop when he left work. Bret was an active volunteer of his own
time, serving in leadership capacities at both the Central California
and Northern California Hemophilia Foundations, and as a co-director
of “Camp Hemotion,” the annual summer camp for children with
bleeding disorders in Northern California.
Mark Helm:
Mark Helm was
born March 23rd,
1958, in Madera, California. He was born with severe hemophilia. He
had a younger brother, Scott Helm, also born with severe hemophilia,
who contracted HIV in the early 1980’s and died in May of 1993.
Mark’s
involvement in the bleeding disorders community has been both
personal and professional. He started Tri Medical Inc. in 1988, a
small business designed to meet the needs of patients and families
living with hemophilia. Quantum Health Resource bought Ti Medical in
1993, and Mark continued as Branch Manager for several years. After
taking a short break to spend time with his family, he returned to
the community creating Herndon Healthcare, Inc., a company dedicated
to serving the needs of people with bleeding disorders. He spent
many years serving on the CCHF and HFNC boards as well as the
scholarship committees.
Mark and Julie,
his wife of 24 years, adopted two beautiful children, Hugo (17) and
Rebecca (11). Hugo has moderate hemophilia.
The Daniel
Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Fund…
Provides
a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 to an individual with a
bleeding disorder seeking to continue or further their education.
Daniel Gallagher:
Daniel
Gallagher was born September 19, 1949, in San Jose, California.
Daniel was born with severe hemophilia, which was not diagnosed until
he was four years old. At the same time his brother Patrick, then 6
years old was also diagnosed.
Daniel studied Business at Hayward
State University and Law at Santa Clara University. Daniel and his
law partner had a successful law practice in Los Gatos. His law
partner continues to run the business today. Daniel inspired to be a
judge one day. He enjoyed collecting antiques, old cars and teaching
legal courses at West Valley College. However, his pride and joy was
his family.
Daniel met his true love, Michelle
Chiechi-Gallagher, when they were 16 years old. Later they married
and had two wonderful children. Unfortunately, Daniel’s children,
Matthew and Caitlin, were only one and three years old at the time of
his death. They have lived life only knowing how special their
father was by stories told by their mother, family members, and
numerous pictures.
Education was a very important part of
Daniel’s life. Daniel would take great pride to know that the
Daniel Gallagher Scholarship would help further education for those
with bleeding disorders.
The Donald Peattie Memorial
Scholarship Fund…
Provides a scholarship in the amount
of $1,000.00 to an individual with a bleeding disorder seeking to
continue or further their education.
Donald Peattie:
Donald Peattie was a man from the East
Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, who had hemophilia. We do know
that after his death, his family made a generous donation to the
Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California with the request that
the money be earmarked for educational scholarships for people with
bleeding disorders. The Peattie Family was the first to offer such a
scholarship to HFNC for the future of persons with bleeding
disorders. In honor of Donald Peattie and his family, we would like
to offer this scholarship in Donald’s name and in the spirit of
hope, courage and perseverance shown by people with bleeding
disorders the world over.
The Sue Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Fund…
Provides
a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 to an individual with a
bleeding disorder seeking to continue or further their education.
Sue Anderson:
Sue
Anderson was born November 23, 1945 and grew up in Pleasant Hill, CA.
In 1976 Sue gave birth to JT, a severe factor IX hemophiliac. At the
time of her sons diagnosis treatment for hemophilia was still
considered somewhat primitive and unrefined, leading Sue on an
endless quest for knowledge.
Sue served for 37 years as the
Secretary and Assistant to some of the top investment brokers in the
Central Valley at Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter. She was infamous for
her glowing personality at Dean Witter, offering a light hearted and
fun approach to the world of financial management.
Sue married her best friend and soul
mate Jim Anderson, and along with JT they had another son Scott in
1972 who is not a hemophiliac. As a couple, Jim and Sue have always
symbolized family values as well as hard work and determination. Jim
and Sue were married for 42 years before Sue passed away in November
2008.
Sue is well known in the Central Valley
for founding the Fresno Hemophilia Auxiliary. With the help of her
dear friends, Mark Helm, Susan Kuhn, and Marta Terray, Sue and the
Fresno Auxiliary have been able to reach a large percentage of
families affected by hemophilia in the Central Valley and help them
manage this disease with professional and community support.
In honor of Sue and her heartfelt
community and volunteer spirit, the Anderson Family is requesting
that the recipient of the Sue Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund
donate a small portion of their time by volunteering with the
HFNC at two events of your choice. This will not only help the
hemophilia community, but will also instill a sense of community
involvement in the recipient of this scholarship.
The Application Process
The HFNC
Memorial Scholarship Fund application must be postmarked no later
than July 31, 2012.
Absolutely
no faxes, E-mail, late or incomplete applications will
be considered.
No individual
may receive more than one scholarship per year. If there are not
enough applicants to utilize all available scholarships, the money
will be carried over to the following year, thus increasing the
amount available in the unused scholarship.
Scholarships
awardees will be notified by August 30, 2012.
Criteria for
consideration will include the following: legibility of the
completion of the application, academic excellence, community service
experience, recommendations, and personal essay. We wish you the
very best of luck as you pursue your dreams.
Applications
should be mailed to:
Hemophilia Foundation
of Northern California
Attn: Scholarship
Committee
6400 Hollis Street,
Suite 6, Emeryville, CA 94608
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